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The following are Tropmet.com exclusive storm-chase
encounters, documented by veteran storm-chaser Michael
Laca. With a chasing career spanning the last 25 years,
Michael Laca has intercepted over 40 named tropical
cyclones, including some of the most violent and
notorious Atlantic storms on record. Michael's
photography and videography has been featured in
numerous text-books, magazines, advertisements,
television programs, marketing campaigns and other
media; including: Weatherwise, The Smithsonian, National
Geographic, The BBC, The Weather Channel, Duracell and
others. For video or photo usage requests and other
media inquiries click the link in each summary below or
send an
e-mail here. |
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and information, click on links in each chase summary below. To view chase
summaries by
decade, click on a tab. |
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DATE:
September 8-9,
2008
SUMMARY:
From the afternoon of
September 7th through the evening of September 9th,
numerous outer rainbands from Hurricane Ike moved across
the middle and lower Florida Keys, as the storm passed
well to the south.. |
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DATE:
September 1,
2008
SUMMARY:
Hurricane Gustav made
landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana on September 1, 2008
at 14:30UTC with sustained winds of 110mph and a central
pressure of 955mb. |
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DATE:
May 24,
2008
SUMMARY:
On the afternoon of May
24, 2008 an isolated supercell developed over
north-central Oklahoma and quickly became tornadic as it
moved slowly east-northeastward. The cyclic cell became
a prolific tornado producer and, over a four hour
period, generated no less than 15 individual tornadoes. |
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DATE:
May 23,
2008
SUMMARY:
On the evening of May 23,
2008, a cyclic tornadic supercell crossed K54 just to
the east of Pratt, Kansas causing two fatalities. As the
cell moved on, it turned towards the northeast, towards
Hutchinson, Kansas. As the cell approached the city,
spotters frequently reported a large tornado on the
ground. |
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DATE:
May 22,
2008
SUMMARY:
On the evening of May 22,
2008 a tornadic supercell developed SSW of WaKeeny,
Kansas. A distinct wall cloud was noted just west of hwy
283, followed by a large, partially rain-wrapped, cone
shaped tornado. The funnel briefly condensed all the way
to the ground as it crossed the road about 1/2 mile in
front of us.. |
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DATE:
May 6, 2008
SUMMARY:
On the afternoon of May
6, 2008, a multi-cellular complex of supercell
thunderstorms developed near Olton, Texas. The last of
the cells approached Olton from the south with a strong
rotational couplet and four inch hail. This cell
produced an extremely ominous and rapidly moving hail
shaft/microburst. |
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DATE:
October 24,
2005
SUMMARY:
After
becoming the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, Wilma
moved over the Yucatan and accelerated over South
Florida. Watch as Wilma rakes the Southwest Florida
coast with 100-120mph winds. Intense power transformer
explosions. |
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DATE:
September 17-18,
1989
SUMMARY:
One of the
most infamous Atlantic hurricanes, Hugo tore through the
Northeast Caribbean before slamming into South
Carolina. Watch one of the most dramatic hurricane
videos ever recorded, as extreme winds of 140-160mph shred the
town of Luquillo, Puerto Rico. |
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HUGO
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DATE:
August 24,
1992
SUMMARY:
Hurricane
Andrew is one of only three Category Five hurricanes to
make landfall in the U.S. Watch as winds of 130-150mph
rip through Coconut Grove, Florida, south of Miami, in
the pre-dawn hours of August 24, 1992. |
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ANDREW
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All videos and photographs ©
Michael Laca. Unauthorized use or duplication of any material, without
prior written consent is strictly prohibited. |
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